Anglo Norwegian Fisheries Case (Summary on Customary International Law)

Case Name: Anglo Norwegian Fisheries Case (UK vs Norway) Court: International Court of Justice (Contentious Case) Year of Decision: 1951.  The Court was asked to decide, amongst others, the validity, under international law, of the methods used to delimit Norway’s territorial sea/ fisheries zone. We will not discuss the technical aspects of the judgment relating to the delimitation, but

Asylum Case (Summary)

Name of the Case: Asylum Case (Colombia/Peru); Court: International Court of Justice Year of the decision: 1950 Overview: Colombia granted asylum to a Peruvian, accused of taking part in a military rebellion in Peru. Was Colombia entitled to make a unilateral and definitive qualification of the offence (as a political offence) in a manner binding